Arthur Melbourne-Cooper, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Arthur Melbourne-Cooper

British filmmaker

Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1874

Place of Birth: St Albans, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 28-Nov-1961

Profession: screenwriter, cinematographer, animator, filmmaker, film director

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Arthur Melbourne-Cooper

  • Arthur Melbourne Cooper (15 April 1874 – 28 November 1961) was a British photographer and early filmmaker best known for his pioneering work in stop-motion animation.
  • He produced over three hundred films between 1896 and 1915, of which an estimated 36 were all or in part animated.
  • These include Dreams of Toyland (1908) and according to some sources Dolly’s Toys (1901), as well as Matches: An Appeal (date disputed), which Dutch independent researcher Tjitte de Vries has claimed may have been the first animated film to be shown in public.Since his death, Cooper has become a controversial figure among film historians with disputes arising over his professional relationship with film pioneer Birt Acres; seven films known as the GRG-Series, which archives such as the BFI's currently credit to Brighton-based filmmaker George Albert Smith; and the re-dating of the aforementioned Matches: An Appeal, which archives such as the BFI's currently date to 1914.
  • The claims were debated in a series of articles in Film History journal from 1999 to 2002, and in response to the book on Cooper published in 2009 by de Vries.

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